Running Back Royce Freeman was not a first-round NFL Draft Selection but did not have to wait long into the Third Round to hear his name called. The options at Running Back this year are pretty deep. In a Conference where Oregon Football was competitive enough for a bowl game his Senior Season, the attention the team received could have been better based on team performance.
Saquon Barkley was the cream of the crop of NFL Caliber Running Backs this season and was taken second overall by the New York Giants. Barkley was one of just three Running Backs selected in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft.